A 22-year-old men’s college basketball player from the University of Nebraska at Omaha has died after drowning in Blackridge Reservoir, officials announced. Deng Mayar, who was born in Magna and played high school basketball at Judge Memorial High School, was reported to be in distress with a friend on Saturday evening. Despite his friend surviving, Mayar drowned. The university’s head coach and chancellor offered condolences to Mayar’s family and teammates, praising his progress on the team. Blackridge Reservoir was closed over the weekend before reopening Monday morning.
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